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apex car rentals new zealand
PO box 10233
christchurch
new zealand
tel:+64-3-3796897
fax:+64-3-3792647
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New Zealand Car Hire Made Easy!

Apex Car Rentals has branches conveniently located throughout New Zealand. If you would like to talk directly with any of our rental car branch managers please use the number listed below. If you are calling from outside New Zealand please use the "click to talk" feature or call +64-3-379-6897

For auckland car hire call
Ian Berrington 0800-737-009

For christchurch rental cars call
Jeff Kerkhoffs 0800-10-50-55

For wellington car rental call
Adrie Kruiniger 0800 300-110

For picton rental cars call
Adam Rennick 0800 422-744

For queenstown car hire call
Dan Gerard 0800 53-11-11

For nelson rental cars call
Dave Thorn 0800 939-777

For greymouth car rentals call
Neil Richards 0800 93-95-97

NZ TRAVEL TIPS: Banking and Foreign Exchange.... All major credit cards are accepted for the purchase of goods and services. Travellers' cheques are accepted at hotels, banks and some stores. Bank hours are from 9.30am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday. International credit cards encoded with a PIN number may be used to withdraw cash from automatic teller machines (ATMs), widely available in the main shopping. Banks will give cash advances on Visa and MasterCard, but for American Express card transactions you must go to an American Express office. Most airports and hotels have currency exchange facilities. The currencies of Australia, the UK, USA, Canada, Germany and Japan are all easily changed in New Zealand.

new zealand driving holiday

...take the scenic route with apex car rentals. sample extract from "new zealand driving holiday" guidebook.

rotorua

new zealand guidebook

As well as cultural attractions and activities, Rotorua is a hot spot for adventurous -if not downright wacky -entertainment. From having a ball in a Zorb to flying with Freefall Xtreme there are any number of ways to indulge in extreme sports. The bulk of these activities can be found at the Agrodome in Ngongo-taha, a small lakeside settlement six kilometres from the city centre.

day one: rotorua action


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The Zorb is a simple concept: a big, fat, clear plastic ball into which you climb before being rolled down a hill. You’re protected from serious harm by an air cushion between you and the ground, but if this is too tame you can always add another person, or throw in a bucket of water!

Then there’s Freefall Extreme: kitted up in a flying suit, goggles and gloves, you wait spread-eagled belly-down on a black net twenty metres above a 900 hp twin turbo V12 diesel powered DC3 aircraft propeller ready for takeoff. When the engine revs a blast of air travelling at over 150 kph hits your body and it’s like being blown to pieces by a giant hairdryer - without the heat. Your hair flaps, skin stretches tautly, ears pin themselves back in the whipping wind and suddenly you begin to levitate, rising slowly like a helicopter, hovering higher and higher until you’re two metres above the net and held aloft by the rushing jet stream. It’s a sensationally exhilarating experience but staying airborne is a lot harder than it looks. It takes a lot of practice before you can swoop and soar like a pro.

Instructors recommend pushing out your chest and using your arms like rudders but if all else fails a soft 12-metre wide giant air cushion surrounding the netting makes for a soft landing. But it should come with a warning: defying gravity like this is highly addictive!..

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to read more extracts from our driving holiday's guidebook please click on any of the following links:

north island scenic drives
south island scenic drives

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If you would like to purchase a copy of this stunning nz pictorial guidebook online please click here (RRP $24.95 plus postage)

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With apex rental cars the longer you hire the lower the daily rate. Please click the link to view today's best rotorua senior rental car deal.

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